Segregation and inequality between blacks and whites in areas like housing, education, income and employment are persistent problems in Chicago, according to a study by the city's chapter of the Urban League. The study found that 13 of the city's 15 richest neighborhoods were disproportionately white, while 12 of the city's 15 poorest neighborhoods were disproportionately black. The study also found that the city's 22 predominantly black neighborhoods had an unemployment rate almost twice that of the city as a whole. Also, from 1970 to 2000, the median family income in Chicago rose by 2 percent for blacks, compared with 19 percent for whites and 16 percent for Latinos. Gretchen Ruethling (NYT)